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Earlier in the day a friend sent me this notification that Vice Magazine was looking for an intern: Do you live in Toronto? Are you not dumb? Can you write? If you can answer YES to all of these questions, you can be our intern. Send your resume to: internscanada@vice.com As I admire Vice Magazine…

January 26th, 2012 Women’s Hockey Skills Class at Downsview Arena in Toronto Perhaps 15 women have signed-up for this course that teaches basic hockey skills. Most of the women are in their 40s, the sort of people who grew up being taught figure skating, something feminine, while all the boys headed off to hockey, the…

Most of you probably don’t know this but I’ve been going through an intensive interview process for a job at Google. The company, known as one of the most desirable on planet to work for, gets over one million applicants a year. It has a five-interview hiring process and is famous for the surreal, unpredictable…

The Altar boys, all up earlier than they wanted to be on a Saturday, almost looked like they had hangovers. They were getting close to that age, and they all stood lifeless and uncommitted to the solemnity that was trying to unfold around them. Beneath their surplices they wore mismatched jeans and sneakers, the accidental…

  One of the most prevalent Internet memes going is “The Shit People Say” ones. The first one I saw was Shit Girls Say, which simply exploded, and soon enough the floodgates were open and all manner of variants were making their rounds. There must be dozens out by now, including, Shit Black Girls Say,…

I kind of fell through the rabbit hole the other day. A variety of things that were having a direct impact on my life, all events that I had very little, if any ability to influence, were taking place. Primary amongst them was a landlord imposed home renovation that was very loudly not going well.…

Last night was the Golden Globes awards ceremony and as usual I’ve been asked to provide some of famously biting commentary on the red carpet fashions. ************************** As far as I’m concerned Madonna has never looked better! This is the best she’s looked in 25 years! Her outfit is refined, sophisticated and sexy, exactly the…

I found this letter folded into the pages of a used book I bought at a garage sale on the weekend: *********************************** December 17, 2003 The Andersons’ 2003 Christmas Praise Letter Praises for our Precious Savior as we reflect on His birth! Psalm 37:25 – “I was young and now I am old, yet I…

The other day while walking the dog down the street I paused to take a sip of water. As I did so, a squirrel fell from the tree and landed dead, directly at my feet. It was an utterly shocking moment and I immediately began to text my wife, Rachelle. These are the text messages…